Ghanaian gospel musician Joyce Blessing, who has ventured into cocoa farming, believes that the GH¢3,000 price for a 64kg bag of cocoa could have been higher.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
She highlighted that cocoa farmers are working diligently and emphasized the need for the government to offer better compensation for the 64 kg.
The Producer Price Review Committee (PPRC) has announced a rise in the cocoa producer price to GH¢48,000 per tonne for the 2024/2025 season, reflecting a 129% increase from the previous September. This adjustment sets the new price for a 64-kg bag of cocoa at GH¢3,000.
In response to the updated price, Joyce Blessing acknowledged the effort but expressed that more could have been done.
She argued that cocoa, a significant commodity for the country, warrants greater recognition and support for the farmers’ contributions.
“We want them to give us more. The GH¢3,000 is not bad, but it is my wish that they will add more to it. It is one of our biggest resources as a country. We use cocoa for several things. Ghana is popular across the globe because of our cocoa, and so we have to do more for the farmers. The GH¢3,000 is just a peanut, and so I would appeal to the government to increase it.”
On the mid-morning show on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, she shared that cocoa farming is a family tradition passed down through generations, beginning with her grandfather and extending to her father, mother, and other relatives. She mentioned that she plans to pass this legacy on to her own children as well.
“My mother, father, and grandfather were all cocoa farmers, and it has been passed on every generation to our current generation. The farms operated by my grandfather are still operating, and so I decided to take up the challenge.
“I am a proud cocoa farmer, and as I grow older, my children will also take over,” she told host Sokoohemaa Kukua.
